Originally Posted by BarryRX (Post 762848)

My wife and I just got back from LSL where we saw the movie "Captain Phillips". We thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Tom Hanks was superb (no suprise there) as were the guys that played the Somali pirates. I highly recommend it.

Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 762869)

I watched it this weekend while in NYC. I highly recommend it also.

Originally Posted by Kimandhim19981@gmail.com (Post 765690)

Great movie, Tom Hanks was excellent, so were all the actors, very realistic, totally recommend it.

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 767913)

I give it 1 star because Tom Hanks was in it and another star because it was based on a true story. That's a total of 2 stars and I'm being generous.

Here are some of the reasons I didn't like it:

1) The plot offered no surprises. We knew from the very beginning what was going to happen: Somali pirates took over a ship and eventually their plan to collect a ransom was foiled.

2) The only thing the movie had going for it, besides Tom Hanks, was non-stop violent behavior. It was tense from the very beginning and got progressively worse as time went on. Violence is basically all they had going so they needed to stretch it out with the help of a strong leading character like Tom Hanks. Give me a break!

3) The part about the lifeboat, because it was so prolonged and bobbing up and down, caused me to get motion sickness. I think the camera must have been hand-held and it was panning all over the place. It reminded me of when we first started taking 8 millimeter home movies about 65 years ago.
At one point I left to get a drink of water and I almost felt like I needed to throw up.

4) The best part, if you can call it that, is when the 3 Somali pirates got shot. I was so thankful that it was over. I didn't start feeling normal until several hours later.

Warning: If you have a tendency to get motion sickness, it might be best to avoid seeing this movie.

Originally Posted by shcisamax (Post 767982)

1. Oh how silly. Of course we knew what was going to happen. That is the way it works with true stories that have been in the news.

2. Frankly I found leaving harbor, getting ready for the trip, and the protracted boarding of the pirates farm more anxiety producing than the rest of the movie. I didn't think it was as violent as so many movie and thought it really was about how to manage a bad situation strategically.

3. Guess you should have taken dramamine if you get seasick.

4. I was thrilled they got shot but really thrilled at how well executed the Navy plan
was.

My only complaint is he fell out of the Vermont accent a few times but I can live with it.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 768004)

If you are hankering for some Vermont accents--

Blurt: The Seven Days Staff Blog: Say What? A video exploration of Vermont-speak

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 767913)

I give it 1 star because Tom Hanks was in it and another star because it was based on a true story. That's a total of 2 stars and I'm being generous.

Here are some of the reasons I didn't like it:

1) The plot offered no surprises. We knew from the very beginning what was going to happen: Somali pirates took over a ship and eventually their plan to collect a ransom was foiled.

2) The only thing the movie had going for it, besides Tom Hanks, was non-stop violent behavior. It was tense from the very beginning and got progressively worse as time went on. Violence is basically all they had going so they needed to stretch it out with the help of a strong leading character like Tom Hanks. Give me a break!


If you got motion sickness from

3) The part about the lifeboat, because it was so prolonged and bobbing up and down, caused me to get motion sickness. I think the camera must have been hand-held and it was panning all over the place. It reminded me of when we first started taking 8 millimeter home movies about 65 years ago.
At one point I left to get a drink of water and I almost felt like I needed to throw up.

4) The best part, if you can call it that, is when the 3 Somali pirates got shot. I was so thankful that it was over. I didn't start feeling normal until several hours later.

Warning: If you have a tendency to get motion sickness, it might be best to avoid seeing this movie.

Originally Posted by TexaninVA (Post 767979)

Sounds like you should avoid viewing "violent" movies then? I assume you knew it was violent since it was based on a real event.

I give it 5 stars. I especially liked the US Navy scenes ... kind of like the modern day equivalent of the cavalry riding to the rescue

Originally Posted by shcisamax (Post 767982)

1. Oh how silly. Of course we knew what was going to happen. That is the way it works with true stories that have been in the news.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 768115)

You're probably right. The truth can be so boring, the director should of had free reign and rewrote the entire story. Maybe if Tom Hanks had been shot through the head, that would of been more exciting. How about, Aliens landing in the water and capturing Tom Hanks and taking him back to their planet. What if the Somalis never hijacked the ship and they just cruised to their destination without anything happening. I see where you're coming from now, more explosions, more car chases, how about instead of Tom Hanks we had Arnold or Sylvester play the role, that would of been different.

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 771321)

I think they could have managed the situation much better. The key to foiling the pirates from boarding the ship was the ladder. When a pirate climbs up a ladder he needs two hands. He can't hold a gun in one hand. Therefore the pirate is totally vulnerable to attack when he reaches the top of the ship's railing.

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Originally Posted by NJblue (Post 775466)

If it were that simple, there would be no piracy. Did you consider the fact that as a pirate is climbing the ladder that there may be 2 or 3 pirates in the boat below shooting at anyone trying to attack the climber?